10 Images released on Sunday 25/04/2021

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Balornock Shed: A4 60006 'Sir Ralph Wedgwood' in the coaling line at Balornock (St Rollox) engine shed, after a morning run from Aberdeen on the three-hour 'Bon Accord' express. Also in the queue, on 30th March 1965, is Standard 9F 2-10-0 92015.

Buchanan Street Extension (Caledonian Railway)
Robin McGregor [30/03/1965]


Hull: The south end of Hull station, on 23 March 2009, with a Northern 158 leaving on a local service to Doncaster.

York and North Midland Railway
John Furnevel [23/03/2009]


Kilmalcolm: One of Ladyburn sheds smartly turned out Fairburn tanks, no 42238, seen here shortly after leaving Kilmacolm on a fine and sunny 25 August 1958 with a train for Princes Pier.

Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow [25/08/1958]


Sinclairtown [2nd]: The site of the platforms of the second version of Sinclairtown station in a view looking east in 1997.

Edinburgh and Northern Railway
Ewan Crawford [//1997]


Clayhills Yard: The 7th April 2021 was not a nice day in Aberdeen. The LNER AZUMA is just about to pull out of Clayhills to be the 09:52 (1E15) to KGX. Two Scotrail HST sets are also stabled.

Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)
Duncan Ross [07/04/2021]


Leith South Yard: It's not often you see a level crossing across a yard, though there is no real road on either side and anyway the yard is not now operational. The crossing was perhaps created in the days when huge numbers of pipeline sections arrived by rail and were stored on this side of the line, now a scrubby expanse of nothing. Arthur's Seat is in the background.

Lothian Lines (North British Railway)
David Panton [10/04/2021]


Newsham: UK Railtours' excursion on 7th April 2018 on the Ashington freight line at the site of Newsham station, one-time junction for the branch to Blyth that closed to passengers on 2nd November 1964 at the same time as the Ashington line. Having left the ECML at Morpeth travelling via the freight line to Bedlington where it meets the Ashington line, the train is seen after reversal about to retrace its steps through Bebside and Bedlington before going on to the North Blyth freight branch. Now that funding for the reopening of the Ashington line has been granted, a new station will be built here.

Blyth and Tyne Railway
David Bosher [07/04/2018]


Donibristle Platform: LSL's 47593 passes Donibristle, on its way from Aberdeen to Joppa Straight, on 30 March 2021.

Aberdour Line (North British Railway)
Bill Roberton [30/03/2021]


Balerno: One of three surviving telegraph poles on the old Balrno branch in April 2021, This and one other are between Balerno and Currie, with the third between Currie and Kinleith.

Balerno Branch (Caledonian Railway)
John Yellowlees [03/04/2021]


Ribble Viaduct: Northern 158757 crosses the Ribble Viaduct, on the approach to Preston, with a York to Blackpool North service on 15 July 2015.

North Union Railway
John McIntyre [15/07/2015]